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Liechtenstein vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Liechtenstein is 4.6 times more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.4 times more in Liechtenstein
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Liechtenstein
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Liechtenstein
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Liechtenstein
Childcare: pay 38.7% more in Liechtenstein
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Liechtenstein
Clothing: pay 9.5 times more in Liechtenstein

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Liechtenstein are more expensive than in Benin. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Benin, you would:

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pay 7.4 times more for restaurants

	Benin	Liechtenstein
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.27 F CFA2,090	$39.92 CHF36.58	+1121.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 F CFA3,135	$17.11 CHF15.68	+249.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 F CFA439	$3.99 CHF3.66	+481.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 F CFA324	$3.99 CHF3.66	+688.1%
Average			+635.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Benin	Liechtenstein
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 F CFA801	$3.83 CHF3.51	+205.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 F CFA2,787	$12.83 CHF11.76	+194.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.11 F CFA4,550	$10.32 CHF9.46	+45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 F CFA1,235	$9.92 CHF9.09	+413.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 F CFA1,553	$10.35 CHF9.48	+326.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 F CFA751	$1.55 CHF1.42	+32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA379	$1.72 CHF1.58	+190.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 F CFA316	$1.81 CHF1.66	+266.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA442	$1.16 CHF1.07	+68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA395	$1.16 CHF1.07	+88.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA442	$0.98 CHF0.89	+41.1%
Average			+170.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Benin	Liechtenstein
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.75 F CFA2,400	$8.35 CHF7.65	+122.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$85.54 CHF78.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,446.74 CHF29,736.99
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.76 F CFA7,525	$47.44 CHF43.48	+303.3%
Average			+212.9%

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Benin	Liechtenstein
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.08 F CFA33,315	$68.05 CHF62.37	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$178.09 F CFA113,923	$1,273.56 CHF1,167.20	+615.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.71 F CFA83,613	$1,216.54 CHF1,114.94	+830.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 F CFA119,886	$154.81 CHF141.88	-17.4%
Average			+364.8%

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pay 38.7% more for childcare

	Benin	Liechtenstein
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.24 F CFA130,645	$285.13 CHF261.31	+39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,990.94 F CFA3,832,266	$8,257.24 CHF7,567.65	+37.8%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Liechtenstein
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 F CFA627	$6.84 CHF6.27	+598.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 F CFA2,613	$6.01 CHF5.51	+47.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 F CFA1,359	$11.41 CHF10.45	+436.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.14 F CFA35,274	$76.16 CHF69.80	+38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.94 F CFA4,442	$22.81 CHF20.91	+228.5%
Average			+269.7%

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pay 9.5 times more for clothing

	Benin	Liechtenstein
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.34 F CFA10,452	$119.75 CHF109.75	+632.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.17 F CFA5,226	$48.47 CHF44.42	+493.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.17 F CFA5,226	$163.47 CHF149.82	+1901.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 F CFA28,742	$209.09 CHF191.63	+365.4%
Average			+848.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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